Browsing by Author "M. Kay Washington"
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Brown, Judy Janelle (2018-03-22)Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyCeliac disease is an immune-mediated intestinal disorder that occurs in genetically predisposed individuals exposed to dietary gluten. Viral infections are associated with the induction of celiac disease. However, not all ...
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Mutic, Nathan James (2009-12-14)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyPositron emission tomography (PET) imaging using the radiotracer 3’-deoxy-3’-[18F]fluorothymidine ([18F]-FLT) has shown potential as a biomarker of proliferation in tumors. [18F]-FLT measures the activity of thymidine ...
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McKinley, Eliot Thomas (2013-04-15)Department: Biomedical EngineeringBiomarkers that predict response to targeted therapy in oncology are an essential component of personalized medicine. With an increasing reliance on molecularly targeted therapies, there remains an equally critical challenge ...
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Hight, Matthew Roland (2014-11-25)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceMitochondrial homeostasis serves as a ‘gate-keeper’ for a cell’s viability and plays key regulatory roles in apoptotic cell death, metabolism, reactive oxygen species accumulation/defense, and various biosynthetic pathways. ...
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The role of blood vessel epicardial substance in the maintenance of intestinal epithelial integrity Reddy, Vishruth Keesara (2016-02-02)Department: Cancer BiologyBlood Vessel Epicardial Substance (BVES/Popdc1) is a junctional-associated transmembrane protein that is underexpressed in a number of malignancies and regulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. BVES is known to ...